Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General

Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

Good afternoon. 

**Statement Attributable to Spokesman for Secretary-General

I will start off with a statement on the situation in Côte d’Ivoire:

Press briefing on nuclear non-proliferation treaty

 

Although concerned about an “erosion of confidence” in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty –- a sentiment expressed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in his recent report “In Larger Freedom” -- the States parties to the Treaty believed it was an important instrument, which must fulfil its objectives and purposes, Sergio de Queiroz Duarte (Brazil) said at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.

Press conference ON HELSINKI PROCESS ON GLOBALIZATION AND DEMOCRACY

The problem was not a lack of solutions to the many problems arising from globalisation, but the lack of political will and the resources to implement the solutions, United Republic of Tanzania’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abdulkader Shareef said today at Headquarters, as he briefed correspondents on the “Helsinki Process”.

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General

Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

Good afternoon.

**Guests at Noon – NPT Review Conference

Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General

Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

Good afternoon. 

**SG on NPT Review

Press conference by JAPAN’S FOREIGN MINISTER

The current makeup of the United Nations Security Council, consisting of five permanent members with veto powers and 10 non-permanent two-year seats, failed to truly reflect today’s global reality, Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura told correspondents at a Headquarters briefing on Friday.

PRESS BRIEFING BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

 

Briefing correspondents on the Security Council’s programme of work for May, this month’ Council President, Ellen Margrethe Løj of Denmark, announced that tomorrow, 4 May, the Council was expected to adopt a resolution on a four-week rollover of the mandate for the United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI).

Press conference by MAYORS FOR PEACE

 

At a Headquarters press conference this morning, representatives of the Mayors for Peace organization highlighted their vision of a nuclear-free world by declaring that even one nuclear weapon in the world was one too many.

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following is a near-verbatim transcript of today’s noon briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Associate Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

Good afternoon. 

**Security Council

PRESS BRIEFING ON RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

 

With full deployment of the eastern division of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) throughout the Ituri district and North and South Kivu provinces, the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had significantly improved, but still remained volatile, correspondents were told at a Headquarters press briefing this afternoon.